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This is the most important time in your life . . .

8/1/2019

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Yesterday ​I was listening to an interview with Sadhguru. Sadhguru is an Indian yogi who founded the Isha foundation – offering yoga programmes around the world. He is a powerful speaker and has addressed audiences at the United Nations, the World Economic Forum and, of course, TED.

The interviewer asked the question – what should we do to be blissful, happy and aware? 

The answer was simple. We aren’t going to be here forever. So don’t take things for granted. Of all the people who went to bed last night, some didn’t wake up. But we did. And isn’t that wonderful . . . and isn’t this a fantastic day.

So many of us live with the idea that we are immortal. Or put another way, we aren’t conscious of our mortality. Because if we were, how would we have time to fight with somebody, to waste our time doing things that serve us little purpose, to think and act in a negative way  . . . ?

The point of the answer was not to bring us down by reminding ourselves that someday we will die. But rather to allow us to become more conscious of our mortality, and thereby live a life that helps us become the people we want to be. Life is a brief happening – so embrace this moment – right now.
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    Hi I'm Richard Norris. I live in Wellington, New Zealand, with my wife Jolanda.

    After many years or working and observing human nature I decided to launch www.itsgoingtobegreat.org - all about happiness, mindfulness and feeling great. 
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    Much of the material is taken from everyday life experiences. My motivation is to give something back to a world that has given me so much - and the hope is that someone, somewhere reading this just might realise some of their dreams.

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